2020 ASSIST LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11974037 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-07📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-04-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-04-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-01➕MARENGHI, Janine Helena Rene appointeddirector
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-07-22➖MARENGHI, Janine Helena Rene resigneddirector
- 2019-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 2020 ASSIST LTD
- 2019-05-01➕MARENGHI, Anthony Nicolo appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01➕MARENGHI, Janine Helena Rene appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Janine Helena Rene Marenghi Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/03/2024 |
Mr Anthony Nicolo Marenghi Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Janine Helena Rene Marenghiceased 22/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services
Registered office
Unit 11 Llwyn Y Graig
Gorseinon
Swansea
SA4 9WG
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MARENGHI, Anthony Nicolo→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARENGHI, Janine Helena Rene→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-08-01
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MARENGHI, Janine Helena Rene→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2019-07-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22